発展途上国における高血圧
M Mohsen Ibrahim1, Albertino Damasceno
1Department of Cardiology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. ehs@link.net
Lancet (London, England)
|August 14, 2012
まとめ
高血圧は開発途上国において流行しており,認知度やコントロール率は低い. 都市化や医療へのアクセス不足などの要因は,この公衆衛生上の課題を悪化させる.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 心血管疾患に関する研究
背景:
- 高血圧は,開発途上国,特に都市部において重大な健康問題である.
- 都市化,人口高齢化,食生活の変化,社会的ストレスなどの要因により,流行が増加しています.
- 認知度,治療,コントロール率の低下は,重大な懸念事項である.
研究 の 目的:
- 開発途上国における高血圧の発生率と要因を分析する.
- これらの地域における高血圧の効果的な管理のための障壁を特定する.
- 高血圧のコントロールと予防を改善するための戦略を推奨する.
主な方法:
- 高血圧の流行に関する国家および地域調査データのレビュー.
- 開発途上国におけるリスク要因と医療制度の課題の分析.
- 高血圧のパターンとその管理を理解するために,発見の合成.
主要な成果:
- 高血圧は,特に発展途上国の都市部では一般的です.
- 高血圧のリスク要因は,先進国よりも高い傾向にあるようです.
- 重要な障壁には,高い識字率,医療へのアクセス不良,不良な食事習慣,貧困,高い薬費などがあります.
- 保健システムは,しばしば適切な資金,インフラ,経験が不足し,他の健康問題を優先しています.
結論:
- 増大する高血圧の負担に対処するために,緊急で多面的な介入が必要である.
- 公衆の意識と医師の教育に焦点を当てた予防プログラムが不可欠です.
- 塩の摂取量を減らすことと,手頃な価格のジェネリック医薬品へのアクセスを改善することは,重要な戦略です.
- 政府,医学会,NGOは,高血圧管理イニシアティブに協力しなければなりません.
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